Wednesday 26th May. This has been the longest amount of days that we have stayed anywhere along the trip with 4 nights but it seems to have gone the quickest.
On our first night we were given a good Kentucky welcome or even a Bowling Green one & taken to the Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball game.
Posing after the ceremonial 1st pitch with Rtn Rob Porter
Having never seen a baseball game before I was intrigued & even more so when we were told we were going to be throwing out the first pitch. We all tried our hardest not to embarrass ourselves - some of rose to the occasion & some of us didnt - me being one of them!! However, we did get to keep the baseballs & even got some of the team to sign them at the end of the game.
Up close & personal with the Hot Rods Mascot & Stephanie Helton - GSE team member to D1220
Thursday 27th May. There was a fantastic visit in the morning to the WEstern Kentucky University campus but the highlight for me was my Vocational afternoon at the Bowling Green Police Department. Sgt Barry Pruitt showed me round the station & introduced me to a number of other officers where we were able to compare notes. I was also able to have an hour sat with a dispatcher listening in. It was interesting to know that we have the same things to deal with, we just deal with them in different ways. Out of all the Police Departments I have visited Bowling Green is probably the most similar to the Southern Control Room at Nottinghamshire Police, although still very different.
I had a lovely lunch with Sgt Pruitt & Marian Carter, the 911 Centre Superviser. Due to a mix up with arrangments I even got a ride in a police car to meet the others in the group. Here's a photo of me in the police car including blue flashing lights!!!
Laura
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